How to ask and answer 'How are you' in Vietnamese
Learn the most natural ways to ask how someone is in Vietnamese and how to reply, with examples for both casual and polite situations.
In this lesson, we'll learn when and how to ask How are you in Vietnamese.
If you meet that person regularly
Do you know that Vietnamese don't usually ask How are you as a greeting?
While people still ask Bạn khoẻ không?, they use it when they haven't met that person for a while.
Instead, you can use Chào + name or pronoun to greet someone.
If you haven't met them for a while
There are a few ways to ask about the current situations.
Example
How are you lately?
How are you doing lately?
Are you doing well?
How is your jobs?
How is your family?
You can change between thế nào and sao rồi and the meaning is still the same.
How to reply to How are you?
To reply, you can use:
Example
Still normal
Still good
Still healthy/ good
Still the same
Not good
Very busy
To ask back
To ask back, you can use the expression còn + pronoun.
Example
How about you?
And you?
Example conversation
Conversation
Long time no see. How do you do?
I'm good. And you?
Me too.